"We didn't have one out last year because it was rubbish," George said.

"We cobbled together a third album but because we were away so much we literally had no time."

He added: "Then the record label wanted it out there because that's where they make most of their money but we were just like, 'It's rubbish, we don't like it' - we didn't want to put something out that was just for the sake of putting it out.

"So after a few arguments, we agreed for the next few months we'd be getting economy flights and all of that sort of stuff so we were cutting back. But that was fine. We are really happy with what we've got now."

The Wanted in 'Walks Like Rihanna' video

Since the release of Battleground, The Wanted have released the singles 'Chasing the Sun', 'I Found You' and 'Walks Like Rihanna'.

"Our last album was a bit mid-tempo and we looked at it like loads of boyband songs," Siva Kaneswaran recently told Digital Spy about the upcoming release

"When you hear these songs you're going to think, 'These songs will break'. And not like cheesy boyband, but pop-rock. We call it sensible pop."

He added: "I think it's our best album yet. It's very personal to us and has hit after hit after hit on it."

Max George spoke exclusively with Mike and Chelsea on Key 103's Breakfast Show. Listen to the full interview on Key103.